Farmers have shared pictures and videos of submerged fields, unpassable roads and flooded barns, which show the extent of the damage and cost to their livelihoods caused by yet more extreme weather.

Arable farmer John Charles-Jones said on Twitter his fields near Nottingham are “saturated beyond belief” and called for “pragmatic practical help” from the government.

I doubt we will drill before April this year, if at all. Ground saturated beyond belief. Not only is there going to be a great and genuine need for stability payments as outlined by the ⁦@NFUtweets⁩, but farmers are also going to need pragmatic practical help from Govt. pic.twitter.com/o6CBqjU6Hv

Rural insurer NFU Mutual said: “Just as with Storm Ciara, our regional claims teams, agency network and suppliers are prepared and ready, to ensure we’re able to meet the needs of our members should they be affected by Storm Dennis.”

£1.2bn funding to improve severe weather forecasting

The government has announced £1.2bn of funding for a supercomputer that will be used to help more accurately predict storms, select the most suitable locations for flood defences and predict changes to the global climate.

It will be managed by the Met Office and will also be used to help ensure communities can be better prepared for weather disruption.

This will include more sophisticated rainfall predictions, helping the EA rapidly deploy mobile flood defences.

The supercomputer is expected to be the world’s most advanced dedicated to weather and climate.

“It will ultimately provide earlier, more accurate warning of severe weather, the information needed to build a more resilient world in a changing climate and help support the transition to a low-carbon economy across the UK.”

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